This is my favorite painted wall in downtown Anchorage right now. So simple, so pretty, art for a parking lot. I love that someone took the time to create this.
Category: Love Notes
Love Note: Rendezvous Come on!
Another Rondy in the books… for those of you that don’t know, Fur Rendezvous is the nation’s premier winter festival (and my favorite way to liven up this time of year). The city turns out for all sorts of events: fireworks, pond hockey, a parade, the horn and hide auction, a melodrama, the Miners and Trappers Ball, frostbite footraces, snow sculpture competition, a carnival, outhouse races, snow shoe softball, a talent competition, and the much-loved running of the reindeer – there’s definitely something for everyone! It’s so much fun to see downtown Anchorage fill up with people excited to be part of Rondy (especially my buddy over at You Know Juneau). Just another reason to love Anchorage.
Love Note: Yarn Bombing!
Because even our beautiful birch need something cozy and colorful in the midst of a windy winter… More here: Knitters add color to Anchorage Museum trees.
Love Note: Ice Skating on Westchester Lagoon
Westchester Lagoon is THE place to be on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Ice skaters from all over town flocked to the lagoon last weekend, but there was room for everyone: hockey players, wobbly beginners, ice dancers, walkers, dogs with tennis balls, babies in carriages, teenagers gossiping, couples holding hands, and me. Gliding across the ice in the sunshine felt like a little piece of wintry paradise.
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Love Note: Gary King’s Downhill Skier
If you lived in Anchorage between 1950 -2000, you probably remember this sign from Gary King’s Sporting Goods.
Love Note: A dress of evergreen
This beauty graces the window of Second Run – the perfect seasonal ball gown. An evergreen crown might be easier to wear though; I bet Alaska Knit Nat knows how to make one!
Love Note: Vote!
Bumped into this guy outside Alaska Mill and Feed the other day – he cruises around with his bugle, balloons, and “Vote!” sign.
Don’t let him down: make sure to vote tomorrow!
Love Note: Fiddlers at City Market
A few weeks ago, I strolled into City Market after work to pick up a few ingredients for dinner and found the dining area filled with fiddlers and other musicians, sharing their cheerful sound with evening shoppers.
Love Note: The Simple Things
Sometimes all you need is a good friend, a glass of wine, and some crayons. Thank you, Fat Bird.
(Please forgive juvenile illustrations…)
Love Note: Colorful Graffiti
I don’t always love graffiti – in fact, there are plenty of times that it just doesn’t belong. But this lookout shack (if that’s what it is!) down by the Ship Creek boat launch sits all alone, and the graffiti side looks out at the ocean. I can see how it’s the perfect canvas.